Word: constant
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...criticism from all sides. The French objected violently to his singleminded, often stubborn determination to put Germany on its feet economically. Germans of all parties considered him too sternly unyielding. The State Department, sometimes slow in spelling out policy, fumed over his penchant for making policy himself. There were constant wrangles with the EGA. A civilian investigating committee complained only last month that General Clay's administration had deliberately refused to break up two of Germany's once-mighty cartels...
Glamor, however, is not a constant feature of the Key's work. Most of the jobs are routine, and are rewarded at best by the gratitude of the visitors or a free pass to the game. It is a tribute to the enthusiasm of the candidates and members this year that the Key has done the work so well...
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...academic life is detailed in Roosevelt's story. When coming to Harvard, Conant allegedly asked his doctor "how a man can be president of Harvard and live." The doctor set up a daily routine giving the president some leisure, but Conant's teaching commitments, writing, banquets, faculty meetings, and constant social functions have made the doctor's advice "far easier said than done...
...Music Magic," on the same bill, tells the story of the London Philharmonic Orchestra during the war. The movie is acted by actual Orchestra members, and therefore lacks professional finish. But if you're interested in seeing Constant Lambert, Sir Adrian Boult, and the Philharmonic in action, it's worth sitting through...